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California > 13.1 Los Angeles Half Marathon & Karhu 5K
Los Angeles, CA • Sunday, January 13, 2013 • Course Map • Series Calendar
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The series of "13.1 Marathon"-themed half marathon races throughout the
U.S. expanded to Los Angeles in the winter of 2010 with the inaugural
running of the 13.1 Los Angeles Half Marathon & Karhu 5K, an event that features
both a half marathon and a 5K race for runners and walkers, dubbed the Karhu 5K.
The Los
Angeles race will the first of eight 13.1-theme races throughout the
year, with additional races in Atlanta,
Minneapolis,
New York,
Chicago,
Miami
Beach and Fort
Lauderdale.
For the setting of the third annual L.A. 13.1 Marathon, the race
organizers have chosen the city's famed Venice Beach Boardwalk, where
the race will start and take runners and walkers on an L-shaped course
that follows its first mile along the boardwalk and then turns onto
Venice Boulevard. The course then follows a long straightaway run for
the next five and a half miles or so up along Venice Boulevard, to the
turnaround point in Culver City.
After making the turn, runners then head back along the route they've
just run, back toward the Pacific Ocean and through neighborhoods
including Mar Vista and Palms, turning just before they make it back to
the boardwalk area onto Main Street for the finish, just blocks away
from Santa Monica Beach.
The race will be run on paved streets throughout, and runners and
walkers (who will start after the runners and are asked to be able to
complete the race within three and a half hours) will find the course
follows a long, gradual uphill for the first half of the race along
Venice Boulevard, followed by an equally gradual downhill through the
second half of the race back toward the finish line.
Race
Weather & Climate
Known for its mostly mild, sunny weather year-round, the city of Los
Angeles in Southern California typically experiences mild to moderately
cool weather conditions during the month the race is held, and
generally sees its second-wettest month of the year in January. On the
day of the race (Jan. 13), the city's average high temperature is
68°F and its average low is 48°F, while rainfall
amounts for January average just over 3.3 inches for the month.
Course Map
View the race route map for the 13.1 Los Angeles Half Marathon
Fees
$65 for the half marathon, if registered by July 12, 2012
$75 between July 13 - October 18
$85 between Oct. 19 - December 6
$95 between Dec. 7 - January 6, 2012
$105 at the race packet pickup
Registration
To reserve your spot in the winter 2013 running of the 13.1 Marathon Los Angeles or Karhu 5K race, register online at Active.com.
Official Race Website
131marathon.com
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